Meanings
proper noun
- A city in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
- A large residential community in Houston, Texas, United States.
Origin
Places so called are named after a forest of oaks (extant or aspirational) or an antecedent place of the same name.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Oak Forest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oak%20Forest
MLA
“Oak Forest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oak%20Forest. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oak Forest,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oak%20Forest.
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